How is OKC cheap? They gave 2 max contracts to their 2 best players, KD and Westbrook.
They also gave a deal to Ibaka for $48 million dollars. And they couldn't offer Harden the max $60 million dollar limit, so they gave him a generous $55 million dollar offer and he refused.

You can't just hand out max contracts to everbody. That's why there is a salary cap.

Oh and fyi, Harden shot 38% and had 14 PPG as a starter. That's not max contract worthy..

They could have...and amnestied perkins. That woulda been a scary 4 for years.

We got a lottery pick from Houston. How about you take a look at Presti's record with lottery picks.

its torontos and it'll probably be 10-13 (durant, harden, westbrook were 2-3-4 respectively)....or you could have kept a 23 year old stud that didnt mind being the third wheel and only woulda gotten better. Time will tell, but lets not pretend this was the obvious move.

its torontos and it'll probably be 10-13 (durant, harden, westbrook were 2-3-4 respectively)....or you could have kept a 23 year old stud that didnt mind being the third wheel and only woulda gotten better. Time will tell, but lets not pretend this was the obvious move.

Toronto could make the 8th seed this year. Harden would do whatever it takes to win so if coming off the bench so be it. Kevin Martin is a rental who is playing in a contract year. He's either trade bait or will play out his contract and move on. Lamb reminds me of a young Kevin Martin. Also, look at the SG's under 30 out there. There ain't ****, yet the Thunder felt the need to move one of the best SG's under 30.

its torontos and it'll probably be 10-13 (durant, harden, westbrook were 2-3-4 respectively)....or you could have kept a 23 year old stud that didnt mind being the third wheel and only woulda gotten better. Time will tell, but lets not pretend this was the obvious move.

Harden left mainly because he wanted to be a starter and prove he can be the guy for an NBA team. No shame in that.

Harden left mainly because he wanted to be a starter and prove he can be the guy for an NBA team. No shame in that.

Harden left for money. To think otherwise is naive. But thunder actually got a bit better IMO. Lamb is gonna surprise alot of people. Dude is shutdown D. With those draft picks This trade assures thunder will be toward the top of the league for a decade or so. Long term success. Presti got that from the spurs. Building for Long term success.

Harden left for money. To think otherwise is naive. But thunder actually got a bit better IMO. Lamb is gonna surprise alot of people. Dude is shutdown D. With those draft picks This trade assures thunder will be toward the top of the league for a decade or so. Long term success. Presti got that from the spurs. Building for Long term success.

Better? Did you see Harden play last night? You can argue there wont be a huge dropoff (we'll see), but BETTER?